In the second of the series, strange things are happening at Hogwarts. Lots of people are getting petrified by a weird creature travelling through the pipes and Harry finds out he has the power to talk to snakes! The new Defence against the Dark Arts teacher is very flashy but incredibly stupid.
All of this trouble started when a house elf appeared on Harry's bed warning him not to go back to school. Then, when Harry and Ron are trying to get to platform 9 3/4, the barrier is sealed. When he is playing Quidditch, an especially rough bludger starts to target him and he ends up with a broken arm, and then no bones left-thanks to the new teacher. He is told to follow the spiders to a giant spider which tries to eat him and he must save everyone by destroying the monster, and a past version of his arch-nemesis.
This was another great novel, definitely more spooky than the last. Spooky and adventurous. 10/10
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